Why it doesn't matter: All we know is what yappy witnesses tell reporters they were asked about.

News flash: Mueller is looking at everything.

That's his job. When he was named, he was empowered/instructed to look into the "FBI investigation of Russian government efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and related matters." That there is a broad mandate.

This gives us literally zero insight into what the special counsel is actually doing and thinking.

These kernelsaren't from Mueller's office: We've seen time and again (and again) that his office is one of Washington's few leak-free zones.

Yes, it looks bad. Based on conversations with White House insiders, I can tell you they're more bearish than ever about the outcome. But we're all guessing.